ladbroke8745
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Well, surely all or most of you have seen the aftermath to this game with Warnock losing his head.
Whether he should have confronted him or not I am not asking, but what I am asking, as a passionate fan/manager/player would you feel aggrieved with the way the match went?
For me, I think Gavin Ward has had a stinker and looks like he is easily influenced to change decisions.
Challenge made, ball gone out behind the goal and Ward very quickly signals for a corner. But Ward changes his mind once the ball had gone out and signalled for a corner for a good couple of seconds. In that time the Swansea players rushed him and shouted at him and he changed his mind.
Replays for me show its inconclusive whether the defender played it or not. Real time it looks like he got the ball but obviously my angle is the camera. The challenge was not reckless or fitting of any other requirements to consider a foul so it purely is down to whether he got the ball or fouled the attacker. The fact he originally gave a corner suggests he has seen it, maybe also backed up with comms from assistant as he didn't look over at him. Then 2-3 seconds later he signals for a penalty following a few Swansea players rushing him.
At the end of the game he indicated to Warnock that it was him that made the decision. Based on what? The rushing of a few attacking players to convince him? Did he think it was and wasn't sure until a few players rushing at him also thinking the same meant he must have got it wrong?
He is a professional, he has been doing it a long time. If he thought it was a penalty, but was not 100%, for starters, if not 100% don't give it. You're basically awarding a goal on a guess. But give yourself a second or two thinking time. But no, he quickly signalled, with confidence, for a corner to then change his mind.
That to me shows he had no control of the situation and looks to be bought by a few players running and shouting at him.
Also, earlier in this same match, he disallowed a perfectly good Middlesbrough goal. Bolasie poked the ball to team mate who shot from edge of the box and scored. As he shot, clearly on target and going in from all camera angles, the referee blows for free kick. The Swansea player, as Bolasie pokes ball to team mate, KICKS Bolasie knocking him slightly off balance from his perfect slide (on ground, in control, not just had possession of ball already but played it again) to which the Swansea player fell over from.
Two major KMI and both in Swansea favour.
Can understand why Warnock was so pissed off.
Whether he should have confronted him or not I am not asking, but what I am asking, as a passionate fan/manager/player would you feel aggrieved with the way the match went?
For me, I think Gavin Ward has had a stinker and looks like he is easily influenced to change decisions.
Challenge made, ball gone out behind the goal and Ward very quickly signals for a corner. But Ward changes his mind once the ball had gone out and signalled for a corner for a good couple of seconds. In that time the Swansea players rushed him and shouted at him and he changed his mind.
Replays for me show its inconclusive whether the defender played it or not. Real time it looks like he got the ball but obviously my angle is the camera. The challenge was not reckless or fitting of any other requirements to consider a foul so it purely is down to whether he got the ball or fouled the attacker. The fact he originally gave a corner suggests he has seen it, maybe also backed up with comms from assistant as he didn't look over at him. Then 2-3 seconds later he signals for a penalty following a few Swansea players rushing him.
At the end of the game he indicated to Warnock that it was him that made the decision. Based on what? The rushing of a few attacking players to convince him? Did he think it was and wasn't sure until a few players rushing at him also thinking the same meant he must have got it wrong?
He is a professional, he has been doing it a long time. If he thought it was a penalty, but was not 100%, for starters, if not 100% don't give it. You're basically awarding a goal on a guess. But give yourself a second or two thinking time. But no, he quickly signalled, with confidence, for a corner to then change his mind.
That to me shows he had no control of the situation and looks to be bought by a few players running and shouting at him.
Also, earlier in this same match, he disallowed a perfectly good Middlesbrough goal. Bolasie poked the ball to team mate who shot from edge of the box and scored. As he shot, clearly on target and going in from all camera angles, the referee blows for free kick. The Swansea player, as Bolasie pokes ball to team mate, KICKS Bolasie knocking him slightly off balance from his perfect slide (on ground, in control, not just had possession of ball already but played it again) to which the Swansea player fell over from.
Two major KMI and both in Swansea favour.
Can understand why Warnock was so pissed off.
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why would you shudder at any individual referee appointments unless it affects you (or your club) directly? I suppose it’s all subjective opinion anyway, but don’t let it ruin your day pal, there’s a lot more to shudder about these days, that’s for sure... Keith Stroud for starters! 
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